Yonkers Insider Publisher Delfim Heusler interviews Westchester County Executive George Latimer on his Proposed Westchester County Budget.

I want to thank the Westchester County Executive George Latimer for doing an interview with Yonkers Insider.

The interview with the County Executive, wWe discussed his Proposed Westchester County Budget, which is now in the hands of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

Some of the bullet points in his Proposed Westchester County Budget are the following: $20 million dollars in capital budget for Affordable Housing, . Nature Centers will now be open for seven days a week, an improvement, since now nature centers are now only opened five days a week.

It is a propsedproposed $2.1 Billion Dollar Budget with a. $1 Million Reduction in Property Tax Levy. According to County Executive that this is the first time in 9 years that this has happened and only the second time in 18 years has this happened in a Westchester County proposed Budget.

Also $10 million dollars go towards reserve fund from the budget. Last year the County put five million in the budget for the reserve fund.

Before Last year the County had 64 million in the reserve fund if this budget is passed intact, then the Ccounty of Westchester will have have 79 million dollars in the reserve fund.

Also in the proposed County Budget, the cost of child care parent contribution will be reduced from 27% to 25%. Also in the proposed budget there are no one-shots to finance the budget.  Also in the proposed Ccounty budget there is no borrowing to pay for operating expenses.

The County Executive said in the interview that the County is getting on better fiscal footing. Let's not forget that the County of Westchester wasgot downgraded by credit agencies in 2017 with AA1 Negative Outlook rating..

Also helping the County is the equalization of sales taxes in Westchester County.  Also successes for the Ccounty under County Executive Latimer is that Sprain Ridge Pool is open and also Miller House in White Plains has been reopened.

The County Executive stated it is all about cooperation. He stated in the interview that he works well with both sides of the aisle atin the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

He also stated clearly that there is no compromise on the Tax Cut in his budget proposal. The County Board will vote on the budget on December 9th.

The County Executive kept most of the County Commissioners from the previous administration. The County Executive said in the interview that the future of Westchester County is: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Environmental protections and Human Rights.

The County Executive's mManagement sStyle is working as a team with people and he credits his administration's success with his team working with him in a cooperative way. He credits John Nonna, County Attorney, JoaneMcDonald, Director of Operations and Catherine Cioffi, Communications Director for helping provide real results for Westchester County.

In closing, I would personally like to thank the Westchester County Executive for putting me on the County's media list, so that I can receive Westchester County News and post it in my online Newspaper.

I would also like to thank The Westchester County Executive's Communications Director Catherine Cioffi also.

This Article is the sole view and opinion of Yonkers Insider.

Yonkers Insider

Untermyer Performing Arts Council Event.

Join us for Caroling For A Cause!

Friday, December 6, 5:30 pm Charles Cola Center 945 North Broadway This year's festive tree-lighting and party will feature The Letterman Quartet of the Westchester Chordsmen. As we do each year, we are gratefully accepting gifts for the clients of our neighbor, Rising Ground. A new, unwrapped toy or a $20 gift certificate for a teen will go a long way towards brightening the season for children and families facing adversity.  Thank you for supporting Untermyer Performing Arts! We wish you and your family a very happy holiday season!

***MEDIA ALERT***: YONKERS MAYOR SPANO KICKS OFF HOLIDAY SEASON WITH YONKERS CITY HALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING-Tues., 12/3 @4:30 P.M.

***MEDIA ALERT***

YONKERS MAYOR SPANO KICKS OFF HOLIDAY SEASON WITH YONKERS CITY HALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will usher in the 2019 holiday season with the Annual Yonkers City Hall’s Christmas Tree Lighting Tuesday, December 3rd at 4:30PM.

The Children’s Choir of St. Casimir Church in Yonkers, Cross Hill Academy Drumline, Nepperhan Community Center Choir, Yonkers Idols and the Hand Bell Choir of Oakview Preparatory School are scheduled to perform and be a part of the event. Mayor Spano and Yonkers City Councilmembers will join their families and Santa Claus as they light the tree.

HYPER LOCAL NEWS: Follow And Join The "Mamaroneck Newswire" Facebook Newsgroup.

HYPER LOCAL NEWS: Follow And Join The "Mamaroneck Newswire" Facebook Newsgroup

NEW YORK: Mamaroneck is a town in #WestchesterCounty.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY: The population of Mamaroneck was 29,156 at the 2010 census.

TOWN OF MAMARONECK: There are two villages contained within the town: #Larchmont and the Village of #Mamaroneck.

The majority of the town's land area is not within either village, constituting an unincorporated area, although a majority of the population lives within the villages.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.0 square miles.

Much of the unincorporated section of the town receives its mail via the Larchmont Post Office and thereby has a #LarchmontNY address.

The town is led by a town board, composed of five town board members, which includes the Town Supervisor, #NancySeligson.

There are 28,967 people, 10,929 households, and 7,748 families residing in the town. The population density was 4,377.5 people per square mile.

There are 11,255 housing units at an average density of 1,700.8 per square mile.

The racial makeup of the town was 88.93% White, 2.80% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.12% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.91% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic of any race were 10.92% of the population.

There were 10,929 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families.

The publication division of Archie Comics is headquartered in #MamaroneckNY.

The town is home to Walter's Hot Dog Stand, a Westchester County landmark. In 2010, Walter's was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

ZIP Codes: 10538, 10543, 10583

Estimated Population: 30,030 (2017)

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LEGAL NEWS: Cablevision Class Action Says #Yonkers Customers Billed For Canceled Service.

LEGAL NEWS: Cablevision Class Action Says #Yonkers Customers Billed For Canceled Service

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Cablevision alleging that customers are billed for cable, telephone, and internet access even after they cancel the service.

Yet Governor Andrew Cuomo, Yonkers Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Bronx Assembly Leader Carl Heastie have done nothing to protect consumers from #Altice's corporate abuses of New York residents

Plaintiff Lee Presser argues in his Cablevision class action lawsuit that he canceled his Optimum service in the middle of a billing period, expecting to be charged on a pro rata basis for the time period in which he did not use the cable service.

However, he was informed that he canceled the service three days after the next billing cycle and would be charged for a full month of service.

The Cablevision class action lawsuit states that, “Prior to October 2016, Defendants’ termination policy was as follows: termination was effective on the date an Optimum customer contacted Defendants to discontinue these services, and Defendants credited the customer’s account for services past the cancellation date on a pro rata basis.”

Presser alleges that Cablevision changed their policy and now charges their customers a full monthly price, even if they cancel the service during the monthly billing cycle.

“Defendants did not provide separate written notice of this change in their billing policy, as is required by New York and Connecticut law,” the Cablevision class action lawsuit continues.

Cablevision purposefully did not notify their customers of this change to the Optimum service so that they could increase their profits by having the consumers pay more, the Cablevision class action lawsuit claims.

The Optimum class action lawsuit states, “This lawsuit seeks restitution for customers who cancelled their Optimum services within a billing period, but were nevertheless charged for the entire 30-day billing cycle without proper notice.”

The plaintiff notes that if he knew he would be billed for the remainder of the month before he returned his equipment, he would have done so earlier to avoid the extra charges.

Presser brings this class action lawsuit under New York General Business Law.

“As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ deceptive and unlawful acts and practices, Plaintiff and class members have suffered ascertainable loss of money or property, and monetary and non-monetary damages, including time and expenses related to disputing Defendants’ billing practices,” the Cablevision class action states.

The Class Members are defined as customers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut “who subscribed to Defendants’ Optimum services prior to October 10, 2016 and cancelled their services before the end of their then-current billing period, but were charged for the entire final billing cycle.”

Presser is represented by Philip L. Fraietta of the Law Offices Of Scott A. Bursor

The Cablevision Optimum Billing Practices Class Action Lawsuit is Presser v. Cablevision Systems Corporation, et al., Case No. 7:19-cv-05484, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Philip L. Fraietta

pfraietta@bursor.com

646-837-7142

Bursor & Fisher, P.A.

888 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Philip L. Fraietta is a Partner with Bursor & Fisher, P.A. Phil focuses his practice on data privacy, complex business litigation, consumer class actions, and employment law disputes.

Phil has significant experience in litigating consumer class actions, particularly those involving data privacy claims. Since 2016,

Phil has settled five state privacy law actions on a class-wide basis for a total of over $95 million in settlement value for class members.

In addition to data privacy claims, Phil has significant experience in litigating and settling class action claims involving dietary supplements.

As Seen In The Yonkers Newswire

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YONKERS TRIBUNE: MGM’s President and COO in Yonkers Steps Down from MGM Resorts International Empire City Casino.

YONKERS TRIBUNE: MGM’s President and COO in Yonkers Steps Down from MGM Resorts International Empire City Casino 

BRIAN HARROD:  MGM Resorts International  President and COO Uri Clinton of Empire City Casino in Yonkers who had been lobbying New York lawmakers has  stepped down from the firm. That he is no longer president of the company’s billion dollar casino in the City of Hills was confirmed by MGM late Monday.

Uri Clinton — the most visible MGM Resorts International executive resigned his post as president and chief operating officer of MGM Empire City in New York, less than a year after taking the job.

In an email to the Hartford Courant, MGM added: “However, he continues to support our development efforts as a consultant.”

Mayor Mike Spano has yet to comment over this unexpected news.

There is much unfinished business to contend with in the upcoming 2020 session with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Yonkers’ Assembly Gaming Chairman J, Gary Pretlow.

MGM Resorts named Clinton president and COO of Empire City about a year ago, shortly before closing on its $850 million purchase of the property, which includes Yonkers Raceway.

MGM has urged the New York Legislature to allow Empire City to introduce table games prior to the scheduled 2023 lifting of a moratorium on new casinos in New York.

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/12/mgms-president-and-coo-in-yonkers-steps-down-from-mgm-resorts-international-empire-city-casino-by-brian-harrod

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NUMBER 9: Yonkers Power List: Highlighting the movers and shakers who are shaping Yonkers' Future.

NUMBER 9: Yonkers Power List: Highlighting the movers and shakers who are shaping Yonkers' Future

Wilson Kimball currently serves as the Commissioner of Planning and Development for the City of Yonkers.

She was appointed to this position by Mayor Mike Spano in January 2013. Prior to serving as Commissioner,

Kimball held the position as Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Development.

As Commissioner, Kimball oversees a staff of 21 individuals comprising the Planning Bureau, Community Development Agency, Sustainability, Downtown Waterfront and Economic Development.

Kimball leads negotiations of multi-million dollar property sales and coordinates development of public and private projects ranging from $3 million to $500 million.

Previously, Kimball served as director of Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Development and oversaw the daylighting of the Saw Mill River.

Additionally, Kimball served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority and Executive Director of The Wheelchair Foundation.

Kimball spent several years with the New York State Executive Chamber, holding positions as Counsel and Chief-of-Staff to First Lady Libby Pataki, Speechwriter and Research & Policy Analyst.

Kimball graduated Dean’s List with departmental honors from Skidmore College and earned a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Kimball is a Stein Scholar and recipient of the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award.

Kimball is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Pace University as a Michaelian Scholar where she is majoring in Finance.

https://yonkerspowerlist.com/index.php/2019/05/14/wilson-kimball/ 
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BRIAN HARROD >>> HIGH TECH SCAM: Imtiyaz Siddiqi allegedly called subscribers using various telephone numbers from a variety of area codes that displayed the Dish name on caller ID screens.

BRIAN HARROD >>> HIGH TECH SCAM: Imtiyaz Siddiqi allegedly called subscribers using various telephone numbers from a variety of area codes that displayed the Dish name on caller ID screens.

FAKE ACCOUNTS: Imtiyaz Siddiqi used aliases, such as “Richard Bates” or “Terry James,” the complaint states, and he also used agents to make calls on his behalf.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEW YORK: Dish Network Sues Yonkers Man And District Judge Vincent Briccetti Grants Summary Judgment

Dish Network says a Yonkers man has posed as a company representative to trick customers into paying him for unnecessary services.

Dish, a satellite pay-television provider based in Englewood, Colorado, sued Imtiyaz Siddiqi for $2 million in federal court in White Plains on May 17.

Siddiqi orchestrated a telemarketing scheme, the complaint states, “for the purpose of extracting payments from Dish’s subscribers.”

Dish claims that Siddiqi has been defrauding its customers since at least early 2016.....
Please read the rest Of The Article At The Yonkers Tribune....
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/yonkers-legal-news-dish-network-llc-v-siddiqi-by-brian-harrod-by-brian-harrod

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BLOGGER >>> ARTICLE ARCHIVE: Reporter Brian Harrod's Featured Articles In The Yonkers Tribune.

BLOGGER >>> ARTICLE ARCHIVE: Reporter Brian Harrod's Featured Articles In The Yonkers Tribune

YONKERS LEGAL NEWS: Dish Network LLC v. Siddiqi

HIGH TECH SCAM: He allegedly called subscribers using various telephone numbers from a variety of area codes that displayed the Dish name on caller ID screens.

FAKE ACCOUNTS: He used aliases, such as “Richard Bates” or “Terry James,” the complaint states, and he also used agents to make calls on his behalf. 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEW YORK: Dish Network Sues Yonkers.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/yonkers-legal-news-dish-network-llc-v-siddiqi-by-brian-harrod-by-brian-harrod

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IN MEMORIAM: John Simon, Theater and Film Critic, Who wrote for Publishers Hezi Aris’ Yonkers Tribune and Sam Zherka’s Westchester Guardian Has Died At Age 94

ACID-TONGUED CRITIC: John Simon known for his lacerating reviews and often withering assessment of performers’ physical appearance.

LOWER THE CURTAIN: John Simon died Sunday night, November 24,2019 at Westchester Medical Center. John Simon served as the chief theater critic at “New York” magazine for nearly 40 years before being dismissed in 2005.

He then worked at “Bloomberg” for five years.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/in-memoriam-john-simon-theater-and-film-critic-who-wrote-for-publishers-hezi-aris-yonkers-tribune-and-sam-zherkas-westchester-guardian-has-died-at-age-94-by-brian-harrod

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Brian Harrod, Publisher / Editor of RoundupNewswires, Gabrielle M. Etzel, Editor in Chief of The Unvarnished Blog, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, November 12, 2019 @10am DST

Access the broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” by way of this hyperlink

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Guests and listeners can call 347-205-9201 to make inquiry or share their perspective specific to the subjects discussed by our guests. Topics of discussion are noted herein:

WESTCHESTER, NY — Brian Harrod, Publisher / Editor of RoundupNewswires.com recently wrote an article with the following.…

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ADMINISTRATIVE FAILURE: New York State Advises That Struggling Yonkers Schools Made Some Academic Progress, But Much More Is Needed

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Yonkers Public Schools’ struggling three schools made demonstrable progress in student achievement and other areas in 2018-19, but not as much as had been hoped, Albany officials announced Friday.  

DID NOT MAKE THE GRADE: The New York State Education Department listed the Yonkers Public Schools among 14 “receivership” schools statewide.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/administrative-failure-new-york-state-advises-that-struggling-yonkers-schools-made-some-academic-progress-but-much-more-is-needed-by-brian-harrod

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Southern District Court of New York – 06/25/19: Reeves v. City of Yonkers

COURT LOSS: Ivy Reeves New Case Against Michael Sabatino And Others Is Barred By The Judge, Because The Matter Had Previously Been Adjudicated In Favor Of The City of Yonkers 

NEW YORK: Pro Se Plaintiff And Recent Yonkers Mayoral Candidate Ivy Reeves Went Up Against And Lost To Matthew Gallagher, Esq., Dusan Lakic, Esq. From The City of Yonkers, Office.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/07/southern-district-court-of-new-york-06-25-19-reeves-v-city-of-yonkers-by-brian-harrod

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Another Journal News Bloodbath Coming

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY —  More Journal News staffers to be sent packing as Japanese owners contemplate if the money losing newspaper should commit Harakiri.   

The money losing The Journal News is about to be bailed out by GateHouse Media of Pittsford, NY.

GateHouse CEO Mike Reed would lead the combined company, with the report citing a $200 million target.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/07/another-journal-news-bloodbath-coming-by-brian-harrod

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MOODY’S: Fiscal Constraints Bring a Negative Outlook for Yonkers

YONKERS, NY — July 5, 2019 — Narrow reserves drove the City of Yonkers’ bond rating to be downgraded despite recent momentum attracting new residents through transit-oriented development.

Moody’s Investors Service revised its credit outlook for Yonkers’ A2-rated debt from STABLE to NEGATIVE on Tuesday, July 3, 2019, citing a weak fund balance and liquidity levels. 

Yonkers is also facing.…

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Developers of Troubled “Bronx River Commons” Site Stopped Because They Had Not Reached Out To The Trade Unions For A Project Labor Agreement (PLA)

YONKERS, NY — May 8, 2019 — The troubled Kimball Theatre site has come back to the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) seeking financial assistance in the form of a Mortgage Recording Tax Exemption for a project now called the “Bronx River Commons”.

The Kimball Theatre las been vacant since a 2004 fire destroyed the property and an adjacent row.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/05/developers-of-troubled-bronx-river-commons-site-stopped-because-they-had-not-reached-out-to-the-trade-unions-for-a-project-labor-agreement-pla-by-brian-harrod

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PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT: Scores of Construction Jobs Created As the Yonkers IDA Approves Tax Breaks For One Project and Preliminary Tax Breaks For Three Projects

YONKERS, NY — April 2, 2019 —The board of directors of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) have approved resolutions of intent to provide financial incentives for four residential projects. 

The developments, which represent a total private investment of $108.3 million, are estimated to create 100 housing units and retain 311 units; create 156 construction jobs and create and retain.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/04/public-hearings-tonight-scores-of-construction-jobs-created-as-the-yonkers-ida-approves-tax-breaks-for-one-project-and-preliminary-tax-breaks-for-three-projects-by-brian-harrod

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ICYMI: The Week In Review

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Spoke At Yonkers Assemblyman Nader Sayegh’s Swearing In At Saunders High School 

Senator Schumer, who serves as U.S. Senate Minority Leader, spoke of the three-week-old federal shutdown over funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Senate passed a bill to allow government workers to get back pay, but Trump failed to sign it and Friday was their first missed paycheck.

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/01/icymi-the-week-in-review-by-brian-harrod-2

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Defamation of Character or Free Speech

LEGAL FACTS: In the context of defamation actions (libel and slander) a public official cannot win a lawsuit on incorrect harmful statements, unless there is proof that the publisher acted with actual malice by knowing the falsity…..

IT WAS A SETUP: Someone sent an email to Hezi Aris at the Yonkers Tribune and wrote that he had information about an....

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2018/12/defamation-of-character-or-free-speech-by-brian-harrod

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BRIAN HARROD'S PREVIOUS "YONKERS ROUNDUP" PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM VIDEO FEATURED AT HEZI ARIS'S YONKERS TRIBUBE

VIDEO: Yonkers Roundup TV Guest I.A.F.F. Yonkers Local 628 President Barry McGoey, Esq.

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2018/06/yonkers-roundup-tv-guest-i-a-f-f-yonkers-local-628-president-barry-mcgoey-esq-by-host-brian-harrod 

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Brian Harrod is the publisher and editor of the RoundupNewswires.com news website, which powers the hyper local Yonkers Newswire news and social media pages. You can learn more about Mr. Harrod at BrianHarrod.com

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